ON THE SQUAD

The following players made their respective teams and will be on NFL rosters on Opening Day

Jimmy Smith, CB, Baltimore (Colton)

Keith Rivers, LB, Buffalo (hometown Riverside)

Ryan Kalil, OL, Carolina (hometown Corona)

Eric Martin, LB, Cleveland (Rancho Verde)

Will Sutton, DL, Chicago (Centennial)

Vontaze Burfict, LB, Cincinnati (Centennial)

Tyron Smith, OL, Dallas (Rancho Verde)

Ryan Clady, OL, Denver (Eisenhower)

Carl Bradford, LB, Green Bay (Norco)

Toby Gerhart, RB, Jacksonville (Norco)

Daniel Sorensen, S, Kansas City (Colton)

Matt Kalil, OL, Minnesota (hometown Corona)

Ronald Powell, LB, New Orleans (Rancho Verde)

Nat Berhe, CB, N.Y. Giants (Colton)

Quincy Enunwa, WR, N.Y. Jets (Rancho Verde)

Chris Polk, RB, Philadelphia, (Redlands East Valley)

Shareece Wright, CB, San Diego (Colton)

Heath Farwell, LB, Seattle (Corona)

Daimion Stafford, S, Tennessee (Norco)

Khalid Wooten, CB, Tennessee (Carter)

PLAYERS CUT

Will Smith, LB, Dallas (Notre Dame/RCC)

Garth Gerhart, OL, Green Bay (Norco)

Jordan Campbell, FB, Kansas City (Norco)

D'Aundre Reed, DE, Miami (Rancho Verde)

Kenjon Barner, RB/KR, Philadelphia (Notre Dame)

Chris Carter, LB, Pittsburgh (Kaiser)

Brad Sorensen, QB, San Diego (Colton/SBVC)

Brandon Magee, LB, Tampa Bay (Centennial)

Robert Malone, P, Washington (King)

Tevita Stevens, OL, Washington (Hemet)

Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, S, Washington (Rancho Verde)

The deadline for the last NFL roster cuts has come and gone, and 20 players from the Inland area will be on NFL rosters on opening day.

Some who made the cut were no surprise, such as Cowboys All-Pro left tackle Tyron Smith (Moreno Valley Rancho Verde) or Bengals Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict (Corona Centennial), who received rich contract extensions in the offseason.

Others, such as Kansas City safety Daniel Sorensen (Colton) were firmly on the bubble. Sorensen, 24, was an undrafted rookie out of BYU and entered Chiefs camp as just another player trying to make the roster.

But the 6-foot-2, 208-pounder not only earned a roster spot with a strong camp and preseason, but has a chance to start at strong safety in the regular season with Eric Berry battling a heel injury.

“He’s come up and done a really nice job,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton told the Kansas City Star. “He’s been a very physical player in the box. There was a crack early in (a preseason game) and he came up and did a good job setting there with the crack block.

“He’s the kind of guy … you’ve watched him improve in practice a lot.”

Sorensen’s older brother Brad wasn’t so lucky. The elder Sorensen, a quarterback, was cut by the Chargers on Saturday, one of 11 local players who fell short in their bids to make NFL rosters.

Brad Sorensen (Colton/SBVC) was the Chargers third-string quarterback last season after they picked him in the seventh round of the 2013 draft.

The commissioner does not rule out a team or teams moving in time to play the 2016 season in a temporary location, but he says that is not the primary focus. The Rams, Chargers and Raiders all are involved in plans to build stadiums in the Los Angeles area.

The NFL is preparing to consider a relocation vote before the designated window in early 2016 if the Chargers declare their intentions to move to L.A. from San Diego, the Rams from St. Louis or the Raiders from Oakland.

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